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WIDE RECEIVER John Capel still has not recovered from the toe injury he sustained last week.Coach Steve Spurrier said Capel's turf toe on his left foot was making it impossible for him to play at full speed. He also said UF's depth at receiver would make it possible to be patient with Capel.``He can't run. He can't cut. He's just out here right now,'' Spurrier said. ``But we've got a lot of other guys who can run and catch. When he's healthy, he'll get a chance.''Spurrier said it was far too early to worry about redshirting Capel.

Oklahoma Coach Bob Stoops and basketball Coach Jeff Capel have received new contract extensions. Regents governing the university voted Wednesday to approve the new contracts that would keep both of the coaches in charge of the Sooners for seven more seasons, adding two years to both coaches' deals. Stoops' new package would pay him more than $30 million through the end of 2015. He would earn a total of $3.675 million next season. Capel would receive $13.28 million for staying at Oklahoma through June 2016, beginning with a $1.5 million salary next season.

Auburn interviewed Virginia Commonwealth Coach Jeff Capel for its vacant coaching position, the first of several likely on-campus interviews. Capel was flown to Auburn on Monday on a university jet from San Antonio. He was taken on a quick tour of Beard-Eaves Coliseum and met with interim President Ed Richardson. Hal Baird, athletics assistant to the president, interviewed Capel, UAB's Mike Anderson and Chattanooga's Jeff Lebo in San Antonio. ST. JOHN'S INTERVIEWS ROBERTS, LEITAO St. John's has interviewed Kansas assistant Norm Roberts and DePaul Coach Dave Leitao this week in its attempt to fill its vacant coaching job. The Daily News of New York and New York Times reported that Providence Coach Tim Welsh could become a factor as well, although former Notre Dame and North Carolina Coach Matt Doherty remains in the best position.

Tiger Woods withdrew from this week's 84 Lumber Golf Classic in western Pennsylvania, saying he's still recovering from the Ryder Cup. "I thought I would be ready to play this week because I was playing well," Woods said Tuesday. "Physically I can handle it, but emotionally I was spent." Woods, the world's second-ranked player, decided just last week to play in the event at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington. "We're disappointed," tournament spokesman Jeff Nobers said. "We were certainly looking forward to him playing in our tournament."

Oklahoma Coach Bob Stoops and basketball Coach Jeff Capel have received new contract extensions. Regents governing the university voted Wednesday to approve the new contracts that would keep both of the coaches in charge of the Sooners for seven more seasons, adding two years to both coaches' deals. Stoops' new package would pay him more than $30 million through the end of 2015. He would earn a total of $3.675 million next season. Capel would receive $13.28 million for staying at Oklahoma through June 2016, beginning with a $1.5 million salary next season.

John Capel, an Olympic sprinter and former University of Florida wide receiver drafted by the Chicago Bears, was arrested earlier this month in Gainesville on a marijuana-possession charge. Capel, a seventh-round pick last month, had failed a drug test at the NFL combine. He was charged with misdemeanor possession of less than 20 grams after his May 5 arrest following a traffic stop, police said. Capel told the Chicago Tribune that he tested positive for drug use at the combine because he was in a car with people who were smoking marijuana.

One of college basketball's more remarkable shows - Duke's almost-annual parade to the Final Four - returns on schedule for April, this time because freshman Jeff Capel has a sense of great timing.With attention trained on teammate Grant Hill and Purdue's Glenn Robinson, and with both coping with trouble Saturday, a member of the supporting case - Capel - hit top-seeded Purdue with his creative best to push No. 2 Duke past the Boilermakers, 69-60, and on to its sixth Final Four in seven seasons and seventh in nine years.

JoAnn Capel isn't a convicted felon, but no one believes her.The Orlando woman lost her job and her apartment, and no one has agreed to hire her - all because of a court computer that incorrectly showed a 1993 grand-theft conviction. She was never charged with or convicted of the felony crime.The single mother of two, now on welfare, is at her wit's end. She has begged court workers, police agencies and jail officials to correct the mistake.``Everyone shrugs their shoulders. Nobody wants to listen,'' said Capel, 41. ``It makes me feel like nobody.

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is looking for Lawrence Owen Capel Jr., who is wanted on charges of grand theft and dealing in stolen property.Capel, 41, is described as a white male with brown hair and blue eyes. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. His last known address was in Winter Springs.Anyone with information about Capel should call the Sheriff's Office at (407) 330-6600.

Auburn interviewed Virginia Commonwealth Coach Jeff Capel for its vacant coaching position, the first of several likely on-campus interviews. Capel was flown to Auburn on Monday on a university jet from San Antonio. He was taken on a quick tour of Beard-Eaves Coliseum and met with interim President Ed Richardson. Hal Baird, athletics assistant to the president, interviewed Capel, UAB's Mike Anderson and Chattanooga's Jeff Lebo in San Antonio. ST. JOHN'S INTERVIEWS ROBERTS, LEITAO St. John's has interviewed Kansas assistant Norm Roberts and DePaul Coach Dave Leitao this week in its attempt to fill its vacant coaching job. The Daily News of New York and New York Times reported that Providence Coach Tim Welsh could become a factor as well, although former Notre Dame and North Carolina Coach Matt Doherty remains in the best position.

Kelli White, considered the foremost threat to fellow American Marion Jones' domination of the women's sprints with less than a year to go before the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, has tested positive for a stimulant and could be banned from competition for two years. White, 26, of Union City, Calif., also might lose the gold medals she won in the 100 and 200 meters last week in track and field's world championships pending further investigation by the International Association of Athletics Federations, the sport's world governing body.

FLINT, Mich. -- The co-owner of the Chevrolet Caprice allegedly used in the Washington-area sniper attacks is cooperating with investigators, his lawyer said Sunday. A federal magistrate ordered him held without bail and transferred to Maryland as an important witness in the case. Nathaniel O. Osbourne, 26, appeared in U.S. District Court here before Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel Jr. He was arrested Saturday at his fiancee's home in north Flint after authorities obtained a warrant naming him as a material witness.

BEARS GIVE UP ON EX-GATOR CAPEL The Chicago Bears have given up their draft rights to former Florida receiver John Capel. "You hate to give up on a draft pick, especially before camp, but the fact is John did not display the desire needed to be a member of this football team," Bears General Manager Jerry Angelo said Friday. Capel, selected in the seventh round of the April draft, failed a drug test during the NFL combine and was arrested in Florida in May on a marijuana possession charge.

John Capel, an Olympic sprinter and former University of Florida wide receiver drafted by the Chicago Bears, was arrested earlier this month in Gainesville on a marijuana-possession charge. Capel, a seventh-round pick last month, had failed a drug test at the NFL combine. He was charged with misdemeanor possession of less than 20 grams after his May 5 arrest following a traffic stop, police said. Capel told the Chicago Tribune that he tested positive for drug use at the combine because he was in a car with people who were smoking marijuana.

PORTER SUSPENDEDAUBURN SCORING leader Chris Porter, who led the Tigers to 17 consecutive victories, was suspended Friday for three games. Coach Cliff Ellis said Porter had violated team rules and would be suspended for today's Alabama game, the Mississippi State game Wednesday and the Georgia game Jan. 30.Ellis did not disclose details of the violation that led to the suspension. Porter, a forward, is averaging a team-high 16.7 points per game.Porter failed to qualify academically for Auburn out of high school and went to Chipola (Fla.

Virginia women's basketball standout Erin Stovall has taken a personal leave of absence from the team, the school announced Monday. Coach Debbie Ryan said her return to the Cavaliers was uncertain.Stovall was a two-year starter and a preseason first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection. She ranked second on the team in scoring this season with 13.9 points a game.CAPEL HONOREDNorth Carolina forward Jason Capel and North Carolina State guard Marshall Williams have been named the player of the week and rookie of the week, respectively, in the ACC.

GAINESVILLE -- Florida hopes it shored up a position of need with the signing of junior-college defensive tackle Bryan Savelio. Savelio, 6 feet 4 and 295 pounds, already is enrolled at UF. He had 87 tackles, including eight sacks, for Mesa (Ariz.) Community College this season and graduated from Mesa in December with a 3.82 grade-point average. A player who graduated from a junior college in December can sign with a four-year school in January and enroll immediately. That was the case with Savelio.